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Shared online workouts lift spirits during detachment’s home isolation

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U.S. Air Force Airmen complete an online workout together, May 1, 2020, while following stay-at-home guidelines for COVID-19 mitigation.

FRIENDSVILLE, Tenn. — U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the Air National Guard training and education center in East Tennessee are not taking their current seclusion for the global pandemic sitting down but instead exercising through shared video workouts.

The I.G. Brown Training and Education Center’s online fitness classes are a means to tackle the COVID-19 adversity together, said the staff and faculty.

The Tuesday through Friday, 10:20 a.m., workouts are challenging. Still, there is plenty of camaraderie and encouragement that radiates from the computer screen, tablet, or smartphone. The 25-minute Zoom meetings that began on April 7 are open to service members and their families and continue for the foreseeable future.

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Chalk Talk: New Year’s resolutions

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ebonie Hills, enlisted PME instructor and professional bodybuilder, spotlights TEC’s fitness equipment in this video news series: Chalk Talk. In this episode, she talks about fitness as a New Year’s resolution.* (U.S. Air National Guard video/Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith)  #USAF #ANG #fitness #chalktalk

* Talk to a doctor before embarking on or ramping up any exercise. Always read/follow the manufacturer’s guidelines first on the safe and proper use of any equipment.

 

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Airmen get foggy for fitness

U.S. Air Force Airmen enrolled in Airman Leadership School Class 20-1 exercise at the campus track on a foggy morning, October 28, 2019, at the Lankford enlisted professional military education center, just outside Knoxville, Tennessee. The class began week two of their five-week studies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith)

U.S. Air Force Airmen enrolled in Airman Leadership School Class 20-1 exercised at the campus track on this foggy Monday morning, October 28, outside the Smoky Mountains at the Lankford enlisted professional military education center, in East Tennessee.

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Commentary: The value of inclusion

Photo/U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Young

I gained a renewed value for a culture of acceptance this summer by joining my unit’s softball team in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Not having played much baseball in my life, I decided to play with the Air National Guard I.G. Brown Training and Education Center’s “Notorious TEC” when the captain, Sergeant Smyser, told me it was just for fun and that the team was not overly serious.

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Base’s softball game a home run for camaraderie

Airmen and their families from the Air National Guard’s education center and the Tennessee National Guard’s 134th Air Refueling Wing join for a team photo, May 17, 2019, before playing two softball games at Springbrook Park in Alcoa, Tennessee, as a means to promote camaraderie and team building. Both units are located at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air National Guard Base/Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith)

ALCOA, Tenn. — Airmen and their families from the Air National Guard’s I.G. Brown Training and Education Center and the Tennessee National Guard’s 134th Air Refueling Wing joined for a unit Vs. unit softball game Friday, May 17, at Springbrook Park in Alcoa, Tennessee.

“This is an opportunity to team build a bit, which does not happen enough,” U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Juan P. Castro, assigned to the education center, said.

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